NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT

JOB VACANCY NOTICE

CIVIL SERVICE TITLE Title Code #

Communication Electrician 91762

OFFICE TITLE SALARY

Communication Electrician $333.20 per/day

BUREAU/DIVISION/UNIT LOCATION

Facilities/Plant Operations Citywide

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under supervision, Communication Electrician installs, maintains and repairs the cable and line network, overhead and underground, in connection with fire alarm systems; performs related work. Locates and clears electrical troubles in the cable and line network. Replaces and/or extend cable or aerial line plant including excavating and replacing concrete as necessary. Replaces damaged fire alarm posts and poles including excavating and replacing concrete as necessary. Maintains and replace teleprinter’s, electro-mechanical fire alarm boxes, citizen's emergency response boxes and their allied circuits. Splices, wipes and terminates lead and/or plastic sheathed cables. Replaces damaged conduit bends, snakes and installs cables in conduit in streets, on poles, structures and buildings including excavating and replacing concrete as necessary. Operates compressor and pneumatic equipment as required in the work. Keeps records and makes reports. May direct the work of assigned subordinate personnel.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 1. Five years of practical paid experience acquired within the last fifteen years as a cable splicer, line

repairer, communication electrician, or electrician. 2. No less than three and one-half years of such experience as a cable splicer, line repairer, communication

electrician or electrician plus sufficient additional paid experience as a helper in any of the above titles or related educational training in an approved trade or vocational school to make a total of five years of acceptable experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each twelve months of paid experience as a cable splicer's helper, line repairer's helper, communication electrician's helper or electrician's helper, or of acceptable educational training.

LICENSE REQUIREMENT: A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment. If you have moving violations, license suspension(s) or an accident record, you may be disqualified. PREFERRED SKILLS: Fiber optics installation, splicing and testing

NOTE: New York City residency is required within 90 days of appointment. However, City employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. Please note that only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

TO APPLY:

NON-CITY EMPLOYEES/EXTERNAL CANDIDATES PLEASE GO TO WWW.NYC.GOV/JOBS.

CITY EMPLOYEES MUST APPLY VIA EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE (NYC.GOV/ESS). REFER TO JOB ID # 201596.

DATED: July 30, 2015 *POST UNTIL*: August 9, 2015

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-Forbes magazine, on “America’s Best Employers 2015”

The Fire Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer.